Table 1 Proportion of population with a specific degree of utilisation of primary health care and polypharmacy by age and gender.
From: Validating the Johns Hopkins ACG Case-Mix System of the elderly in Swedish primary health care
Age (years) | RUBa | 60–69 n = 206 % | 70–79 n = 192 % | 80–89 n = 318 % | 90–96 n = 88 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 0 | 59.7 | 21.9 | 19.2 | 36.4 |
1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 11.4 | |
2 | 15.0 | 21.3 | 19.8 | 17.0 | |
3 | 18.4 | 46.9 | 45.3 | 28.4 | |
4 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | |
Polypharmacy (%)b | 19.4 | 34.4 | 50.3 | 58.0 | |
Age (years) | RUB | 60–69 n = 186 % | 70–79 n = 148 % | 80–89 n = 207 % | 90–96 n = 36 % |
Male | 0 | 64.5 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 22.2 |
1 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 5.6 | |
2 | 14.5 | 25.7 | 23.7 | 16.7 | |
3 | 17.2 | 38.5 | 39.6 | 47.2 | |
4 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 8.3 | |
5 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Polypharmacy (%) | 14.5 | 29.7 | 39.1 | 61.1 |